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ضبطر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root describes something large, stout, and strong. It is primarily used as an adjective for powerful animals like lions and bulls, and also appears in terms for something frightening or foolish.

Derived headwords

الضَّبَطْرadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, stout, strongboth

    Describing something as large, stout, and strong, often used for powerful animals.

ضَبَطْرadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, stout, strongboth

    An adjective denoting largeness, stoutness, and strength, used to describe animals.

ضَبَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A term used to refer to a lion, emphasizing its strength and power.

جَمَلٌ ضَبَطْرnoun
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    Stout bullboth

    A description of a bull as stout and strong.

الضَّبَطْرadjective
  1. 1.
    Strong, swiftclassical

    A descriptor for a lion, indicating its swiftness and strength.

الضَّبَطْرadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, strongclassical

    A descriptor for a bull, indicating its stoutness and strength.

الضَّبْطَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Strong, swiftclassical

    An adjective used to describe a lion, signifying its strength and swiftness.

الضَّبْطَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, strongclassical

    An adjective used to describe a bull, signifying its stoutness and strength.

الضَّبْغَطْرnoun
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    Word to frighten childrenclassical

    A word used to scare children.

الضَّبْغَطْرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Strongclassical

    Describing someone as strong.

  2. 2.
    Foolishclassical

    Describing someone as foolish or stupid.

ضَبْغَطْرَانnoun
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    Dual of 'foolish'classical

    The dual form of the adjective 'foolish'.

ضَبْغَطْرِينَnoun
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    Plural of 'foolish'classical

    A plural form of the adjective 'foolish'.

الضَّبْغَطْرَىnoun
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    Object carried on the headclassical

    Something carried on one's head, with hands placed over it to prevent it from falling.

الضَّبْغَطْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Cursed oneclassical

    A cursed person.

الضَّبْغَطْرَىnoun
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    Scarecrowclassical

    A figure placed in a field to scare birds away from crops.

Parallel reading

الضَّبَطْر، مثال الهزبر: الضخم المكتنز الشديد الضابط
Al-ḍabaṭr, like al-hizbar: the large, stout, strong, and firm one.
أسد ضَبَطْر وجمل ضَبَطْر
A strong lion and a stout bull.
أشبه أركانه ضَبْطَرَا
Its limbs resembled strength.
الضَّبْطَر والسبطر: من نعت الأسد بالمضاء والشدة
Al-ḍabaṭr and al-sabṭar: descriptors of a lion with swiftness and strength.
الضَّبْغَطْرَى: كلمة يفزع بها الصبيان
Al-ḍabghaṭrā: a word with which children are frightened.
والضبغطرى: الشديد والأحمق
And al-ḍabghaṭrā: the strong and the foolish.
ورجل ضبغطرى إذا حمقته ولم يعجبك
And a man is ḍabghaṭrī if you consider him foolish and he does not please you.
وتثنية الضبغطرى ضبغطران
And the dual of al-ḍabghaṭrā is ḍabghaṭrān.
ورأيت ضبغطرين
And I saw ḍabghaṭrīn (plural).
الضبغطرى ما حملته على رأسك وجعلت يديك فوقه على رأسك لئلا يقع
Al-ḍabghaṭrā is what you carry on your head, placing your hands over it to prevent it from falling.
والضبغطرى أيضا: اللعين الذي ينصب في الزرع يفزع به الطير
And al-ḍabghaṭrā also: the cursed one who is set up in the field to frighten birds.